Table 2.
MDAT z–scores and percentage suspect for delay by nutritional status*
| Status | SAM (n = 121) |
Marasmus (n = 48) |
Kwashiorkor (n = 73) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) |
Delay (n, %) |
Mean (SD) |
Delay (n, %) |
Mean (SD) |
Delay (n, %) |
|
| Gross Motor |
–3.1 (1.9) |
98 (79.7) |
–3.0 (1.8) |
41 (85.4) |
–3.1 (1.8) |
57 (78.1) |
| Fine Motor |
–2.9 (1.2) |
90 (73.2) |
–2.8 (1.7) |
37 (77.1) |
–2.9 (2.6) |
53 (72.6) |
| Language |
–1.6 (1.7) |
59 (48.0) |
–1.2 (1.5) |
20 (41.7) |
–1.9 (1.8) |
39 (53.4) |
| Social | –2.8 (2.4) | 85 (69.1) | –2.2 (1.5) | 31 (64.6) | –3.2 (2.8) | 54 (74.0) |
MDAT – Malawi Development Assessment Tool, SAM – severe acute malnutrition, SD – standard deviation
*Children with pre–existing ND (n = 27) and children older than 6 years (n = 2) were excluded from this analysis.